Kiwi teaches South Africans to dance

Helen Els, a New Zealander married to a South African, is teaching South Africans a new dance form. Helen started ceroc dancing in her youth. Ceroc is a modern jive that is a fusion of salsa, Latin and ballroom. It comes from the French words "c'est rock". Helen met her South African husband, Andries Els, in Dover, where he was a racing car gearbox designer. They settled in Pretoria in 2005. Helen started offering ceroc classes and today there are about 600 ceroc dancers in Pretoria. The first National Ceroc Dance Championship was held in 2007 at the Pretoria Country Club. There are ceroc clubs in Pretoria East and Centurion. There are plans for more clubs.